Israel information and comparisons with other countries
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| Picture: | _with_occupied_territories.svg) |
| Demonym: | Israeli |
| Currency: | New Israeli Sheqel (₪) (NIS) |
| Government: | Parliamentary democracy |
| Official languages: | Hebrew, Arabic |
| Time zone: | IST (UTC+2) |
| Introduction (from Wikipedia): | Israel is a country in Western Asia, on the south-eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories. |
| Calling code: | +972 |
| Capital: | Jerusalem |
| Internet TLD: | .il |
| Largest city: | Tel-Aviv |
| Description of Flag: | Blue borders with a blue "Star of David" (six pointed un-filled in star) in it's middle |
| Independence: | from Britain |
| Population Density: | 324/km² (34th) |
| HDI (2007): | 0.932 (high, 23rd) |
| National Anthem: | Hatikvah (The Hope) |
| President: | Isaac Herzog |
| Prime Minister: | Naftali Bennett |
| Day of Independence Declaration: | May 14, 1948 |
| Population (2007 estimate): | 7,184,0002 (96th) |
| Total Area: | 20,770 / 22,072 km² (151st) |
| Total GDP: | $170.3 billion (53rd) |
| GDP per capita: | $31,767 (18th) |
| Summer Time Zone (DST): | UTC+3 |
| Majority Religion: | Judaism |
| Area : Water (%): | ~2% |
| Recognised Regional Languages: | Yiddish |